Brush



L. FRITZ BRUSH 2 sheets-'sheet 1 Filed June` 17. 1922 Patented Gee. le, i923'.

STATES I LEWIS FRITZ, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BRUSH.

Application led `une 17, 1922. Serial Ito. 569,001.

To all lwhom. it may comm.'

Be it known that I, LEWIS FRITZ, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State oflllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes, of

` which the following is a specification.

edicient in use.

A further object of the invention is the revision of a. brush of this character` for introducing a soap compound within the brush from a reservoir in the handle which is capable of holding the soap compound in a pasty or like form.

A. further contemplation of the invention is the provision for lcontrolling the supply of soap compound introduced to the brush whether in a pasty or liquid form, preventing leakage of the soap compound from the reservoir when the brush is not in use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

rlhe invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speciiication, and in which,

Figs. 1 and 2 are side elevational views of a brush embodying the invention,

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional detail view of the samel taken substantially 'on line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4, is a horizontal sectional detail view of the same taken substantially on line 5 5 of Fig. l.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the valve construction.

In carrying my objects into effect, I provide a reservoir (a) within the handle B of the brush part C. The reservoir consists of parts 10 and 11, cylindrical in shape, the part 10 being provided with internal screw threads 12, as shown, which co-operate with external screw threads 13 formed on the part 11 affording means for adjusting the parts 10 and I11 longitudinally with vrespect to each other. The part 11 is provided with an integral depending tube 14, which extends through an opening 15 formed in a blockl of cylindrical shapeand which is formed of rubber carrying the bristles 17 of the brush.

The bottom wall 18 of the lower part 11 of the brush is slightly tapered radially toward the tube 1%,v A,the urpose being such that the taperedwalls wi l serve as a guide for guiding soap compound from the reservoir (a), when passing into the tube 14.

As clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4,`the bristle block 16, in this instance, comprises parts 19 and 20 hingedly connected together as at 21 by semi-circular ring members or bands 22 and 23 which are locked together so as to tightly embrace the tube 14 by an eccentric lock 24 of any approved type.

.By inspecting Fig. 3 of the drawings it willbe noted that the upper portions of the bristle block parts 19 and 20 surround the lower portion of the handle part 11 slightly above the point where the bottom wall 18 tapers inwardly, as indicated at 25. The purpose of this and the principal object of forming the bristle block into parts is to prevent warping or 'expanding of the material forming the parts 19 and 2O which would cause the bristles 17 to become loose and disengaged from the block parts. This warping or expansion of the block arts 19 and 20 is prevented by the semi-circa ar ring. members 22 and 23 which are fixed to the block parts by suitable screws 25 and which are locked together by the eccentric lock 24..'

In introducing the soap compound, which may be in its asty or liquid form, through the tube 14 rom the reservoir (a), the handle part 10 is turned soas to move to/ ward the part 11, this movement being accomplished through the medium of the screw threads 11 and 12, and during such movement the soap compound will be forced through the tube 14 to the bristles 17. In addition to the partl 10, which is employed for the purpose of introducin the soap into the bristles 17, I also provide a cylin drical plunger 26, which, in this instance, is in the form of a disc arranged in the part 10 and adapted to rest on the soap compound contained within the reservoir. Surrounding the. peripheral edge of the plunger 26 is a suitable insulating material 27, which, in vthis instance, is preferably formed of rubber and which frictionally engages the interior side walls of the part 10 to prevent leakage of the soap compound from the reservoir. In order to manipulate the plunger 26, I provide a central opening 28 1n the top wall of the part 10 for the passage of the finger of the user. It is to be epecially noted that by the employment o the flat plunger 26 practically every bit 0f the soap compound will be discharged from the reservoir leaving very little, it any at all, to corrode the interior'of the same.

As already stated herein, my improved shaving brush is adapted to hold a. soap compound within the reservoir (a) formed in the handle B either in pasty or liquid form as it becomes necessary that means be provided to prevent the fiow of the soap compound through the tube 14 when the brush is not in use. to accomplish this object I form on the adjacent. inner sides 30 and 31 ,of the block parts 19 and 20 recesses 32 and 33 int-o which a valve pin 34 is mounted to slide,

I said valve pin being provided with an opening 35 which is adapted, when in the proper position, as shown in Fig. 5, to register with the passage 36 y,of the tube 14. One end'of" thevalve pin 34 is provided with a flanged head 37 which isl adapted to engage recesses 38 and 38 formed in the parts 19 and 20, the purpose of which being to predetermine when the opening 35 is in registration with the passage 36 and to prevent the valve pin 34 from being pushed or forced beyond the passage 36.

I also provide means for locking ,the valve pin 34 either in its operative or inoperative position, this means comprises a buckled spring leaf 39 seated in a recess 40 formed in the bristle block part 19 and fixedv thereto by a suitable screw 20. The buckled end 41 of the spring 39 is adapted to alternately engage screws/42 and 43 according to the position of the valve pin 34.

It is known that there are on the market at the present time a. variety of shaving brushes of this class but none of them are provided with a reservoir which is capable of containing a soap compound either in its y In this connection and liquid or pasty form and it is this feature together with my selective means for introducing the soa compound to the bristles of the brush an my selective means of controlling the passage of the soap compound into the bristles, that I claim to be of a great commercial value and utility over the present constructions.

The operation of my improved brush, when in practice,.is obvious from the description herein set forth and by inspection of the Adrawings and it need be only mentioned here that the simplicity of the construction is of a great advantage over the present constructions of a brush of this character and can be manufactured at a small cost and of'any required size.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for car- 'rying my invention into effect. this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the ap ended claim.

Having describe my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A shaving brush including a handle providing a reservoir and having an outlet tube extendingr at one end, a brush head includingl brush parts surrounding a portion of the outlet tube, means providing a hinged connection between said parts, said means including semicircular members hinged to- LEWIS FRITZ.

Witnesses: JOSHUA R. H. Porrs,

MARGARET Anm. 

